Welcome visitors to my blog. Thank you! I am running a monthly poll to get an idea of your thoughts on each month, a la gardening. For those who participated in December, here are the results:
Thoughts about December:
Too dark: 2
Too cold: 2
Too hot: 0 (where are all the southern hemisphere folks?)
My favorite season: 0
Love evergreens: 2
Want more evergreens: 3
If you want to vote on the January poll, please check the preferences at the top right of this page. Results will be posted in February. Happy New Year to all!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
February Poll...Vote Soon!
My February poll is almost finished. Please add your voice; poll results to be announced in early March... spring is coming!
Poll Results for January
Thanks for your interest in the January poll. Look for February in the top right column. Cast your vote early and often.
Here are the results
January is too dark......11
Too cold.........................15
Too hot............................0
My favorite month........0
I enjoy snow..................6
I leave seed pods, grasses, etc.................12
I cut everything to the ground................2
I continue my compost.............................11
Participation went up this time from about 10 in December to 57 in January. That's a good sign.
Many folks leave their seed pods, grasses, etc. for winter interest. I notice how few people in my neighborhood do this leaving ugly "chopped off" grasses when they could have beautiful stems and pods blowing in the wind or providing a fabulous sculpture when it snows. Between the evergreens and the grasses, with a bit of planning, the winter garden can bring the garden alive. I even see the birds rustling around the grasses or perched on top. It was also great to see how many people keep their compost going. I remember one time turning my compost in sub freezing weather and finding a whole cluster of worms even though I could have sworn they went underground in the coldest time of winter. The compost pile obviously was still active enough (thanks to those worms) that the heat level maintained an environment to keep the worms a live.
Please take a look at the February poll. Vote for as many as you wish.
Here are the results
January is too dark......11
Too cold.........................15
Too hot............................0
My favorite month........0
I enjoy snow..................6
I leave seed pods, grasses, etc.................12
I cut everything to the ground................2
I continue my compost.............................11
Participation went up this time from about 10 in December to 57 in January. That's a good sign.
Many folks leave their seed pods, grasses, etc. for winter interest. I notice how few people in my neighborhood do this leaving ugly "chopped off" grasses when they could have beautiful stems and pods blowing in the wind or providing a fabulous sculpture when it snows. Between the evergreens and the grasses, with a bit of planning, the winter garden can bring the garden alive. I even see the birds rustling around the grasses or perched on top. It was also great to see how many people keep their compost going. I remember one time turning my compost in sub freezing weather and finding a whole cluster of worms even though I could have sworn they went underground in the coldest time of winter. The compost pile obviously was still active enough (thanks to those worms) that the heat level maintained an environment to keep the worms a live.
Please take a look at the February poll. Vote for as many as you wish.
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